Nice event venue for this wedding reception, about 1.2 miles from the wedding site. Lot parking…read moreacross the street. Outdoors there is plenty of room for caterers. Indoors is a large space under a permanent structure that I believe once housed an actual carousel. One downside though is the lack of indoor restrooms; as a matter of fact the restrooms can be quite a trek away, especially at night. Very dim lighting. I'd highly warn against allowing women and children making that walk alone. Not a sexist statement just a very wise heads-up. Otherwise a very fun filled evening for the bride and groom; Amber and Brandon.

Horrible place super cold and all I did a photo booth there for a wedding and it was cold and they…read moreonly good thing about it was next to the beach the restroom suck far away from everything so you have to walk a hood distance

Beautiful property in the hills of Santa Barbara. Stunning views with 14 acres of landscaped…read moregrounds. Gracious owner.

Words can not quantify the gratitude I will always have for Aileen at Blu Events and the expertise…read moreshe provided for my special day. Aileen would spend many late nights answering my concerns or making exceptional recommendations to bring my visions of my wedding day to life. When I walked into the reception area for the first time at the Villa Verano Estate, I had tears in my eyes and I was literally speechless. From the flowers to the lighting to the table cloths and all the rentals, our wedding was everything we dreamed of and more. A special thanks to her team on the actual wedding day because they were absolutely amazing and it went off seamlessly. Her and her team were by my side the entire wedding day constantly assuring me that everything was on track and going as planned, which I didn't particularly see but appreciated so much because I wasn't bothered with one thing. Aileen and her team anticipated what I needed before I even knew that I needed anything. We owe so much of our beautiful wedding day to Aileen! We couldn't have asked for a better coordinator in all parts of the process. She went above and beyond all of the responsibilities in the contract, and you can tell she really loves what she does. Early on in the process, we had already planned some of the wedding ourselves but we didn't have a very cohesive idea for the design side of our wedding. Aileen took the photos we'd saved of things we liked and our thoughts on what atmosphere we were going for and she created a digital design board for us. Her design board included our color palette, layout ideas, and design ideas for every aspect of our wedding from start to finish. It brought all of our ideas together with new ones into one cohesive, beautiful vision. If I could do one thing different it would be that I had found her sooner in the planning process. Thank you again Aileen for taking my childhood fairy tale and making it a reality. -Ashley H.

My friend tried to get me to go to their swing dancing events for over a year before I eventually…read moreagreed to go. They allow pretty much any age and it's only $20 with lessons included! They have live music and a raffle and it's just so much fun, I love going now. Last time I went I brought members of my book club which consists of some friends and family. My niece really enjoyed it however there was a couple incidents of this one older man who made both me and my 8 YEAR OLD niece uncomfortable as he kept trying to get her to dance with him and even attempted grabbing her at one point after we had very clearly told him no about 20 minutes prior. That was the first incident of anything like that that I've experienced as the people who run this event are INCREDIBLY big on respecting peoples boundaries and spaces and do not tolerate this kind of behavior.

I am thrilled that dance classes and social dances are coming back. For $20 you can't find a better…read moreway to spend a Friday night! Live music and dancing! Bottled Water is sold on premises. Alcohol is not served. I'm not sure if they have a set schedule as they once did, but you can follow them on Facebook to receive notifications of upcoming dances/events. I had such a great time seeing old friends and meeting new people. You don't need to come with a dance partner, and you don't even need to know how to dance! They have lessons the hour before the band starts for beginners. This most recent dance also had an intermediate lesson. Please consider supporting this local treasure of a business. For those in addiction recovery, this a sobriety safe and encouraging place to come to have some good, clean fun! 10/10, five star recommend. The world needs more dancers!!

Serra Hall is owed, operated and maintained by the Order of Franciscan Minor, (OFM)…read more It is aBeautiful, Historical Old building. The OFMs allow the Knights of Columbus to meet there on Special occasions, i.e, Awards, and Scholarship Dinners.

This venue is great for a small to mid size event! I coordinated a wedding for about 125 guests and…read moreit was absolutely perfect. Jason, the hall coordinator, is excellent to work with. He answered the many questions I had and was flexible in providing times to do a walkthrough. The possibilities are endless with this space and architecture is all the decoration you will need! The rain prevented us from using the outdoor patio, but it would have been great for lawn games, a few cocktail tables, and the bar. Lorenzo, our day of manager, was also great to work with. He made sure all was well and periodically checked in throughout the day, which was greatly appreciated. I can't wait to coordinate another event here!

We played a round here and had a really great time! Can't complain about the pace of play since we…read morerarely needed to wait for the group in front of us. It only slowed at the Par 3s but quickly picked up again. Shout out to the front desk, they were really helpful since it was our first time playing this course. We were fortunate to also be partnered with someone that played here many times so he gave us tips on where to aim. As other reviewers mentioned, it is a little pricey.

Glen Annie is a nice track w beautiful vistas. It's also hilly and can be challenging…read more challenging. It's fair and in B+ condition as of summer '25. It's one of those courses you want to play again, because you'd know better where to aim and what club you might better use. Maybe next year! It's next to a Goleta high school. We were out on a Friday morning, and so was the cheer squad and marching band, practicing for a game that night. We couldn't see them, but they sounded great on the other side of the hill and trees

My family last minute needed a simple space for a mid-sized gathering so we used this location. We…read morehad ample outdoor room to set up activities for everyone, adults and kids! We had for hike and a bouncy house for the kids, and a tennis table (for beer pong) as well as a taquero, ALL OUTDOORS! And inside, we had about 8 tables, a DJ set up, and a good amount of space to use as the dance floor. There's is also a small parking area.

Beautiful venue for upcoming nuptials. Love the location. Multiple options for how to use the…read morespace, which is great!

Where to begin... this venue was an absolute nightmare to work with and completely ruined my…read morewedding. A day planned for over a year and now have constant PTSD from. In short DO NOT have an event here or support these people. They have not kept up on maintenance, leading to several broken glass ceiling tiles throughout both greenhouses. We toured the space over a year in advance, and the ceilings were reasonably kept. Fast forward a year; the venue has completely gone down hill. Our event was suppose to take place during a rainstorm, and when we toured the venue THREE DAYS prior, it was completely unusable. It was flooded with open ceiling tiles, massive puddles down by the ceremony. There was NO way. Contrary to what the manager says, they did not attempt to help make their venue work for our event. They haven't taken care of the venue in over a year, why would they now when the money is already in their account? The amount of emotional distress that was caused by this venue is unmeasurable and do not wish this on my worst enemy. Worst yet, they kept our full venue fee of $20,000. We had to scramble to find another place within three days. The manager talked in circles and believes this venue is in reasonable shape to have a wedding. It is not. Even without the rain. Please, do not support.

Lovely hotel for a reasonable pricepoint, in a great area. The room itself was a bit small, but not…read moreuncomfortable. It felt like an older hotel, but modernized. It had an upscale vibe, and the valet service provided was particularly excellent! It's walkable to local spots, and also convenient to drive to other areas. Are the rooms the most luxurious in the world? Certainly not, but they did the trick for us!

My husband and I are driving from San Diego up to Monterey and decided to break up the trip halfway…read morewith a visit to Montecito and Santa Barbara. My husband used a third-party to book this site like we usually do and have never had trouble. We arrived in Montecito a little early decided to get some lunch at the honor bar, which was excellent, and then check in. We ended up arriving exactly at 4 o'clock to check in and my husband was informed that because we booked it through a third-party site we would have to pay the tourism fee or something like that for $47 additional bringing the hotel room up to $400. And then we would also have to put a $200 hold on our card for incidentals, but the way it was handled was not necessarily unprofessional, but it was uncomfortable. We got everything worked out and started to head to our room on the second floor. The stairs are a little bit steep in rise probably because they are old. The hotel was built in the 20s I believe by Charlie Chaplin, which you wouldn't know about unless you did your own research. I didn't notice anything in the rooms or downstairs letting us know that. And that's actually something that I would have enjoyed seeing on the walls in the hotel rooms, some portraits of Charlie Chaplin maybe some movie stills? We decided to use the elevator which I think is original to the building of course with some safety upgrades. The room was somewhat small, reminding me of rooms in Italy. And it smelled really musty. Which I'm sure is normal for a building of that age. The hotel did not appear to be booked and so I was disappointed with the room that we received (see our photo of our view.) The bathroom was a tiny with a minuscule bookcase to place your items on. Again, I'm sure there is nothing they can do anything about because of the age of the building, I could not get the shower to fully work. The water came out halfway through the showerhead and halfway through the faucet. The water is very soft so it took forever to rinse my hair. Valet parking is included whether you want it or not. And there are five self parking spots. There are bicycles that I believe you can check out. I'm not sure if there's a fee for them. It seemed like they were offered for free, but I'm not really sure.